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Bri Morreale pumped in 18 points, one of four Peters Township players in double figures, as the Indians advanced to the 5A girls quarterfinals with a win over Manheim Central. Maddyn Mehl, Jordyn Welsh & Taylor McCullough combined for 31 points in Peters Township’s 20th all-time PIAA playoff win. Trinity struggled from the floor all night long, managing just seven field goals in a season-ending loss to York Suburban. Vitt Emerich hit four three-pointers for Trinity, including one with just over 20 seconds to play but the Hillers couldn’t get another good look. Peters Township and York Suburban will meet Saturday in the PIAA quarterfinals. Watch/Listen Here   PIAA Brackets

Canon-McMillan struggled from the floor but hit 26-of-33 at the foul line to eliminate City League champion Allderdice. The Big Macs advance to their first-ever PIAA quarterfinals and will take on District 3 runner-up Dallastown Friday night. Chartiers-Houston’s season ended against Bishop McCort as the Crushers rode a 12-0 first half run to reach the quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive year.

Tuesday, Mar. 10 (PIAA District – finish)
6A Girls 7-1 Canon-McMillan > 8-1 Allderdice, 49-37  Watch/Listen Here
2A Girls 6-1 Bishop McCort > 7-3 Chartiers-Houston, 62-36  Watch/Listen Here

Wednesday, Mar. 11
5A GirlsDist. 3 champion York Suburban > 7-7 Trinity. 35-30  Watch/Listen Here
5A Girls 7-4 Peters Township > 3-7 Manheim Central, 54-32  Watch/Listen Here
2A Boys WPIAL runner-up Jeannette > 7-6 Jeff-Morgan, 68-36

Friday, Mar. 13 (PIAA District – finish)
6A Girls 7-1 Canon-McMillan vs. 3-2 Dallastown, 6:15 pm at Altoona, WJPA-FM (95.3)  Watch/Listen Here

Saturday, Mar. 14 (PIAA District – finish)
5A Girls 7-4 Peters Township vs. 3-1 York Suburban, site/time to be announced

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Quadir Copeland had 24 points and eight assists, Ven-Allen Lubin added 18 points and No. 7 seed N.C. State beat 15th-seeded Pittsburgh 98-88 in the second round of the ACC Tournament. N.C. State advances to play No. 2 seed and 10th-ranked Virginia in the quarterfinals on Thursday. N.C. State began the second half on a 12-2 run to extend its lead to 63-52 before Pitt made its first field goal at the 16:31 mark. Matt Able made the Wolfpack’s 11th 3-pointer — in just 15 attempts — for a 76-62 lead. The officials upgraded to a flagrant-1 foul with 2:13 remaining after Lubin was pushed from behind on an alley-oop attempt. Lubin made both free throws and Paul McNeil Jr. made it a four-point possession.

HOUSTON (AP) — A day later than expected, the United States has punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. The Americans got the help they needed from Italy, which beat Mexico 9-1 on Wednesday night. Italy beat the U.S. 8-6 a night earlier, turning the Americans into spectators as they hoped to avoid elimination. The Italians won Group B with a 4-0 record. The U.S. was runner-up in the group at 3-1. Mexico was eliminated, having also lost to the U.S. The Americans will stay in Houston to meet Canada on Friday night. Italy will play Puerto Rico in the other quarterfinal at Daikin Park on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward agreed to a one-year contract extension with the club as the team transitions to new head coach Mike McCarthy. The 36-year-old Heyward, a seven-time Pro Bowler, four-time All-Pro and the 2023 Walter Payton Award winner as the NFL’s Man of the Year, is coming off a solid 2025 in which he finished with 78 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks. He had one season left on the contract extension he signed in 2024. A second team All-Pro last season, Heyward’s 92 sacks rank second on Pittsburgh’s career list behind teammate T.J. Watt.